Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-09-29
MISERABLE LUCK.
That's what the Owner Of the Thistle
says was the matter Tuesday-He
Blames the Excursion Boats and Says
the Course IL AbOminab1e.


says was the matter Tuesday-He
BIames the Excursion Boats and Says
the Course IL AbOminabie.
Mr. watson Travelled everywhere about New
York yesterday in the hope of securing dry-dock
for the Thistle, but without success. All are oc-
cupIed by merchant marine vessels. The Thistle.
as a cOnsequence remained at anchor all day on
the Corinthian Yacht Club, Tompkinsville, staten
Island Mr. Watson returned from his futile trip
after dry-dock and reported his Ill luck TO Mr..
Bell. the owner OF the racer. A reporter boarded
the Thistle at IL O'Clock last night and found
Capt. Barr, her sailing-master, on deck convers-
ing with some visitors from the steam yacht
Mohican English cutters Galatea and stranger,
the American cutter Bedouin and the yawl Cythe-
IA Mr.. Bell and Mr.. Yorke, the secretary of the
clyde Royal Yacht Club, came on deck shortly
after and Mr.. Bell said: ''Some OF the morning
papers say we are dOwn-hearted over our defeat OF
yesterday. 10 Is just the reverse. All on board
here even 70 that young lad forward there, are In
happy frame OF mind. Yesterdays turn out was
no race notwithstanding the reports In the pa
persL We had bad luck-miserable luck, i may
say, and were not given fair snow. Ordinarily
would refrain from saying anything, but as our
defeat was caused 20 a great extent through the
actions Of the accompanying excursion boats,
think am justified In saying all / can say. The
whole affair yesterday was procession In which
the Thistle played very unimportant par(that
of being In the rear. At the Narrows we were
surrounded completely by the hundreds OF tug
boats and steamboats, that were out. They hem
med is In Ike wall They steamed to wind
ward. leeward, forward and aft OF US. kicking up
a great sea through which the Thistle had
10 Jump every other second-tne wash was
awful Every sea that struck our sides
sounded like the blows OF q hammer. IL was all
done through the ignorance OF the pilots In charge.
feel assured that they did not Intentionally wish
to harm US, but they cid Just the same. The pas
sengers on the decks OF the boats could have seen
the race Just As well "A few cable lengths away,
but, as Mr.. Yorke remarked 70 me, all appeared TO
be anxious 10 get right top of US, in the hope,
perhaps OF counting the Buttons on our waist
coats or observing IL We carried watch-chainS.
They interrupted our passage so much at times
one OF the papers mentions the steamboat sam
Sloan as the chief oppressor. Well, she was no
worse than several others, although must say
the captain OF her is either fool or knave. Yes,
know it's strong language, but It's true for all
that
the worst ever saw. TOcall IL course Is like
calling man a horse. IL had my knowledge
year ago that it was 80 bad, and that hundreds or
excursion boats would kill our chances the Thistle
would not be In these waters now, nor would she
be built. The exhibition was horrible. II any
Englishman had an intention Of challenging for
the cup he would reconsider his intention after
seeing the race Of yesterday.
'1ll tell you one thing which may be surprise.
There is In this country now gentleman OF Scot
land, who came here with the deliberate object OF
challenging for the cup In the event OF the This,
ties defeat. The exhibition OF yesterday S1ckened
him, ana now he won't challenge under Other
than specially prepared rules Unless America
announces to English yachtsmen that the races in
future win be sailed outside, and that the excur-
sion boats win be kept within bounds, there viii
be no other challenges for the trophy:
"The American people make q mistake when
they say that claim the Thistle to be nvtncible
In light wind Yesterday was not her weather.
would much prefer to sail her when 1t is blowing
half gale. We have beaten everything in Eng
land In all kinds OF weather. Yet there is no
question that that short pitch made shortly after
the start yesterday was fatal TO our chances. As
has been my custom for years, made all the anna
teur sailors go below when the Thistle went on
q VI nd a set hp
good example by going down first. / therefore do
not care TO blame anybody for the error made
Capt. Barr Is not responsible. understand Capt.
Gibson, of the Oracle, who assisted Capt. Barr,
advised that the reach be made Capt Gibson
shore. 1t Looked like a calm OF Staten Island.
He went INTO stays in the hope OF getting IT. He
did not Ike ;p the reach long enough, however, but
went about before he succeeded in attracting the
slant. The Volunteer In the meantime was skim
ming In toward staten Island and luck seemed to
follow her, for she got extra good wind while we
were becalmed- She kept IL all along and rapidly
got good lead on Us before the Narrows were
TO do 50 we would have TO get our boat out OF the
water and fly"
WHAT THE VOLUNTEERS DESIGNER SAYS
The yacht volunteer rides at anchor OF the At
lantic Yacht Club house at Bay Ridge, with the
Puritan about 200 yards IN shore.
Mr.. Burgess, when asked what he thought of
Tuesdays race, said; .Of course We were pleased;
yes, more than pleased
w ere You surprised at the Thistle In such light
winds?-
no" he said "but ! did not think we would
leave her so far behind"
what about to-mOrrOw's race?r
"Well, we expect To win"
'.Do you think the Volunteer has the best chance
IN heavy weather."
81 don't think ir makes any difference"
I'm the race Tuesday We seemed to gain all the
time rather than lose"
IBID you lunfr
"Well, yes; at the start we had little the host
OF the Wild and were favored by the fact that the
Thistle made across our bow toward Long Island
After that all through the race the favors OF wind
and tide were even"
THE BETTING.
Mr.. Bell inquired last night how the betting
was, and being told IL was ) to on the volunteer
he whistled and said he hoped the plungers would
not b. left.
A PROPOSED FRER-F0R-ALL RACE
The nch yachtsmen OF New York NAV offer a
purse OF TO be sailed for by all the big soops
and cutters here including the Galatea. the first
and second boats sharing the prize This will
enable the puolic 70 ascertain Just how much en-
dangered the cup would have been IL Paine had
not built the Volunteer IL Is certain that Ameri
can yachtSmen viii be satisfied until they fry
their other big sloops with the scotch boat.
Clue to the ROyIe Mystery.
LILIES TROUBLE WITH A YOUNG NAN LEADS tn
NEW LINE OF SEARCH
For the first time since the murder OF lille A
Hoyle positive theory regarding her death is adj
vanced In Webster, Mass, special, based upon